Heritage and historic buildings possess an important architectural and cultural value which
fire significantly threatens. However, current codes very rarely address the peculiarities of …

This review aims to provide additional context to the historical narrative of the development
of the standard temperature–time heating curve used for the determination of the fire …

Conservation of built heritage, at present, is a major task and a great challenge because it
requires adapting the performance of existing buildings to current code requirements, when …

To satisfy the fire requirement of wood structure buildings, waterborne transparent fire-
retardant coatings with multi-function properties is necessary for practical application. A …

Given the long-term effects of natural ageing, the wooden structure and combustion
performance of ancient buildings have changed. Therefore, studying the combustion …

The use of mass timber in construction is becoming a compelling option when faced with the
high carbon footprint of traditional concrete and steel production. However, fire safety …

To analyze the extent of fire risk in historic Chinese wooden structure buildings, the fire load
characteristics of a historic temple in Beijing were studied. In this paper, thermogravimetric …

An experiment and numerical simulations were carried out to investigate the mechanism of
the incipient and growth stages of a building fire. The building, constructed in the 1980s with …

There are limited performance data available on the fire resistance of lime-based plasters as
a fire protection system for timber structures; no design values are given in the current fire …

Heritage timber buildings are found worldwide and their irreplaceable nature makes them of
high value. A common occurrence on heritage timber members is radial shrinkage cracks …